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Service Ideas

Heart Attack
Plaster cut out hearts all over someone's room and leave a note like "You're so cute, you're giving me a heart-attack."

You're "Pop"ular with Me
Buy a bunch of big, colorful lollipops with long sticks on them. Poke them into the person's yard and leave a note saying something like "You're Popular with Me." They'll get a great treat, AND you'll have aerated their lawn for free!

Write a song
Write a song about why you admire a person and give it to that person.

Big Service Projects
The following projects take some planning and coordinating, but can have great results.

Park Rejuvenation
Check with your city to see if there are any parks that need replanting, cleaning or other work. Find some volunteers through church, school or just friends, and make it "your" park. You can also consider getting Nuseries to donate plants or tools, etc. to beautify things even more.

Missionary Coordinator
Compile a list of the people from your ward or stake who are currently serving missions. Address envelopes for each missionary (a few per missionary is good) and get plenty of paper supplies. Get permission from your Bishop to make a "Missionary Corner" on your ward bulletin board, and post the paper and pre-addressed envelopes with a note explaining that anyone who wants to can take one and write a missionary. To really help people out, you could have the envelopes stamped with the proper postage for each missionary's location (estimate a two-page letter).

School Bully Program
Get permission from your principal to put together a "non-bullying" program for your school. Collect information on the number of bullying incidents that happen at your school and what they usually involve (most schools keep statistics on that sort of thing). Find a good video or presentation about 1) What bullying is (most experts include teasing and name-calling behaviors in their definition of bullying, since it can feel threatening to certain types of people) and 2) What to do if you are bullied or if you see someone being bullied. Ask your principal to ensure the information is presented to the school in an assembly or however he/she thinks is appropriate. Follow up and make sure the information is available to anyone who is interested. You could even do a practise presentation to your Young Men/Young Women group and see if they have any suggestions.

"The dedicated life is the life worth living. You must give with your whole heart." Annie Dillard